Here are a few experiments that I found using light sticks.
I don’t know how detailed we want to go or how much time we allotted for this.
Melissa
Calculate the activation energy using a temp probe and colorimeter.
Talks about rate laws, rate law equations and the Arrhenius equation. http://www.westminster.edu/acad/sim/pdf/SLIGHTSTICKKINETICS_001.pdf
Here are a few experiments that I found using light sticks.
I don’t know how detailed we want to go or how much time we allotted for this.
Melissa
Calculate the activation energy using a temp probe and colorimeter.
Talks about rate laws, rate law equations and the Arrhenius equation.
http://www.westminster.edu/acad/sim/pdf/SLIGHTSTICKKINETICS_001.pdf
more basic experiment qualitative only by observing the light stick in different temp water
http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/light-sticks-the-science-of-liquid-light
This is similar to the above but relates to why your body gets a fever when you are sick.
The light stick experiment and fever discussion is at the bottom of page one.
Sorry I had the wrong link below (updated 4/30/09)
chemistry.lsu.edu/site/Outreach/item1750.doc